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title in 2017 and a Supreme Race Horse title in 2018, awarded for earnings in excess of $500,000 plus 10 or more race wins, two of those being open Grade 1 stakes races. And, he’s one of only a handful of horses who
has qualified for the Grade 1 Champion of Champions four times, including 2019’s Dec. 14 event, winning it in 2016.
Spudsie, as Jim calls him, has earned $815,171 in his career thus far, with 14 wins, 11 seconds and nine thirds from 42 starts, 34 of those at Los Alamitos.
“It took him clear until October of his maiden year to break his maiden.” Monty says. “A lot of people would have run him three or four times and said he hasn’t performed like they thought he would, and moved on, but Jim knew that horse was special and he told me all along, ‘He’s going to mature; we’re just going to give him plenty of opportunities.’ He believed in that horse and look at him now!”
Jim with Monty Arrossa and Jesus Ayala after Zoomin For Spuds won the 2016 Champion of Champions-G1 at Los Alamitos
Walker is the breeder and owner of Champion Zoomin For Spuds.
Spudsie, as Jim calls him, has earned $815,171 in his career thus far, with 14 wins, 11 seconds and nine thirds from 42 starts, 34 of those at Los Alamitos.
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